Western Seed Company

Western Seed Company

Distribution of high-yield seeds

KEY MESSAGES

- Description: Western Seed Company is a company founded in Kenya in 1986 which provides hybrid, high-yield seeds to 300 000 small Kenyan farmers- Specificity: Use of a farmer to be the company's intermediary locally- Impact: +50% increase of harvests and of income on average

FUNCTIONING

Distribution of hybrid, high-yield seeds to local communities

Training of farmers to new production techniques

Use of a farmer to become the intermediary of the company locally

SCOPE

KENYA300 000 farmers reached end 2014

BUDGET

$ 3 M since 2008

IMPACTS

Agricultural productivity
50% increase of the harvests on average (up to 300%)

Climate change
Decrease of the carbon and hydraulic footprint per ton of maize

Sustainable dev. goals
+50% of income on average thanks to harvest increase

Projects

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